illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
educational institution; school; academy; campus
student accommodation; student dormitory
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
the same; the said; likewise
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
ninth day of the month; nine days
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
conference room; council room
tenth day of the month; ten days
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
president (of a society); chairman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
every person; each one; everybody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling